LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UT Tyler remained No. 1, while the rest of the top 10 shuffled around in this week’s 2022 Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Patriots (34-4) were off last week and are No. 1 for the 10th time this season.
Auburn Montgomery (32-7) elevated four spots to No. 2 after taking two-of-three from then-No. 3 Valdosta State in Gulf South Conference action. No. 3 Indianapolis (37-5) captured three wins in Great Lakes Valley Conference play, sweeping UMSL and splitting with then-No. 17 Southern Indiana.
No. 4 Central Oklahoma (38-6) catapulted to No. 4 and extended its win streak to 11 games with four more MIAA victories, including two against then-No. 2 Rogers State (36-6). Texas A&M-Kingsville bumped up to No. 5 following two Lone Star Conference triumphs against St. Mary’s.
Cal State San Marcos (34-6), which dropped three-of-four to Cal State Dominguez Hills, dipped to No. 6. The Cougars were followed by Valdosta State at No. 7 and Rogers State at No. 8. Concordia Irvine swept Holy Names in a four-game PacWest series and landed at No. 9. Idle No. 10 Angelo State rounded out the top 10.
Joining the poll this week is Lenoir-Rhyne at No. 23 and Kutztown at No. 25, while then-No. 15 Lincoln Memorial and then-No. 25 East Stroudsburg dropped out.
The 2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Records reflect games played through April 17.
2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
April 19 (Week 10)
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
2022 Record |
Prev. Ranking |
|
1 |
UT Tyler (16) |
400 |
34-4 |
1 |
|
2 |
Auburn Montgomery |
378 |
32-7 |
6 |
|
3 |
Indianapolis |
351 |
37-5 |
5 |
|
4 |
Central Oklahoma |
338 |
38-6 |
10 |
|
5 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
328 |
37-8 |
8 |
|
6 |
Cal State San Marcos |
321 |
34-6 |
4 |
|
7 |
Valdosta State |
312 |
28-7 |
3 |
|
8 |
Rogers State |
297 |
36-6 |
2 |
|
9 |
Concordia Irvine |
271 |
42-5 |
7 |
|
10 |
Angelo State |
250 |
32-8 |
11 |
|
11 |
Tampa |
241 |
27-10 |
9 |
|
12 |
Augustana |
224 |
32-7 |
13 |
|
13 |
Anderson |
202 |
35-5 |
20 |
|
14 |
Lubbock Christian |
201 |
33-7 |
14 |
|
15 |
Oklahoma Christian |
163 |
34-8 |
16 |
|
16 |
North Georgia |
148 |
35-13 |
12 |
|
17 |
Southern Indiana |
146 |
32-10 |
17 |
|
18 |
Minnesota State |
112 |
32-10 |
21 |
|
19 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
105 |
33-11 |
19 |
|
20 |
West Florida |
102 |
26-11 |
22 |
|
21 |
Embry-Riddle |
48 |
22-11 |
18 |
|
22 |
West Texas A&M |
46 |
25-12 |
23 |
|
23 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
41 |
34-11 |
RV |
|
24 |
Grand Valley State |
39 |
28-5 |
24 |
|
25 |
Kutztown |
28 |
27-11 |
RV |
New to Poll: No. 23 Lenoir-Rhyne, No. 25 Kutztown
Dropped Out: No. 15 Lincoln Memorial, No. 25 East Stroudsburg
Receiving Votes: Lincoln Memorial (27), Adelphi (17), Chico State (17), East Stroudsburg (14), Nova Southeastern (12), Colorado Christian (8), Washburn (7), Rollins (5), Northwest Nazarene (1).
The 2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. Records reflect games played through April 17.
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